Defy the night book review5/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Thrown into the mix is a gripping Robin-Hood-style adventure with an addictive romantic twist. Weaving together strands from fantasy, dystopia, and science fiction, Defy the Night is a rollercoaster narrative that touches on many of the concerns of twenty-first-century readers, from the risk of a society-destroying pandemic to the need for social justice and equity. As the situation worsens, however, Eve realizes she will need to do more than merely smuggle cures to save Kandala. Meanwhile, Tessa and her friends risk their lives nightly to steal supplies of Moonflower petals to create cures for their impoverished and desperate neighbors, tired of watching them die while the nobles and royals do nothing to help. ![]() The sickness can be cured with an elixir made from Moonflower petals, but the supply of these is short, controlled by powerful elites who fight for greater wealth and power within Harristan’s Court-or over it. ![]() ![]() Following the assassination of the king and queen, the young and ruthless King Harristan and his brother rule a kingdom increasingly ravaged by a mysterious sickness. What to Expect: Fantasy, Pandemic, Social Equity, DystopiaĪll is far from well in the kingdom of Kandala. ![]()
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